Infinite Gacha - Chapter 21

--Time goes back a little bit.

Hey, you guys planning to stay?"

As the red-haired adventurer Erio and his friends finish preparing to set up camp again tonight on the first level of the dungeon, a party of mature, veteran-looking racial adventurers call out to them from afar.

One of the adventurers, holding out his arms as if to say, "We have no intention of engaging in battle," approached them close enough to be heard and spoke to them.

Erio and the others were alarmed and lost their composure, wondering what was happening for the first time.

The adventurers spoke to them in a calm tone of voice, trying not to provoke them.

Sorry," he said. We don't mean to cause trouble or get involved with you. It seemed to us that you didn't know us yet, so we thought we'd just say hello to you, just for the sake of being fellow adventurers.

According to a mature adventurer, many adventurers have been killed on the second level and beyond.

It is not unusual for adventurers to lose their lives in dungeons, but the problem is that they are not being killed by monsters, but by the same adventurers.

A mixed party of Dwarven and bestial adventurers, requested in confidence by the Adventurers' Guild, investigates the scene of the reported murders.

Based on the results of their investigation, it was "confirmed that there are adventurers who go around killing adventurers.

In other words, there were adventurer-killers, not monsters, in the same dungeon.

We happened to be in the neighborhood when we learned of this, and we were sure that the beastmen would soon be running alone back to the surface to report their findings to the guild. There is a bounty on "adventurer-killers" in all probability. They will be caught or dealt with sooner or later. But it will take time. Until then, I couldn't bring myself to spend the night in a dungeon with a maniac going around killing the same adventurers, so I came back. I'm not going to say anything bad about it, so you guys might as well get out of the dungeon tonight."

Oh, thank you for letting me know."

Ah, so that's why one of the bestial adventurers ran toward the dungeon entrance in such a hurry.

The good-natured Gimla recalls one beastly adventurer running like a gale while setting up a camp tent.

They paid no attention to him, as he took one look at them and then ran off as if he had lost interest in them.

The mature adventurer clucked his tongue when he heard the story.

He said, "Racial (human) racism, you're just passing through without giving us a warning. ...... d*mn it. You should at least observe the courtesy of an adventurer. You can't afford to be racist these days, can you?

But how do you know it was an adventurer who killed him?　Maybe he was killed by a monster."

Erio is a little put off by this mature adventurer, who spits out a question in a truly sickening tone of voice.

He laughed, as if to say, 'That's a good question.

It's a simple one. I saw the body of the slain adventurer, and it was charred and frozen, showing signs of having been subjected to multiple offensive magic attacks. Do you think there are demons on two or three levels that use multiple attack magic?　And there were no footprints other than those of the slain adventurer. This was agreed upon by the party of dwarves and beastmen who investigated. In other words, it is possible that a clique of tactical-class wizards who can use multiple magic arts and can fly are attacking. Now you see why we need to tuck tail and run as fast as we can, don't you?"

Oh, bro. ......

Mya, the younger sister who used to attend a school of witchcraft, understands wholeheartedly how much of a threat the adventurer's words are if they are true.

Her complexion turned blue.

If what he said was true, there was at least one top-notch magician at the top of the Tactics Class who could use the magic of flight.

It's not much, but even if we were all together, we couldn't beat him.

If they used attack magic while flying in the sky, they would literally be out of their depth.

The magician girl seems to understand the situation very well. I don't say anything bad about it. It is better to leave the dungeon quickly without camping out today. And when you return, if there are any adventurers who don't know what's going on, please warn them, regardless of their species.

I understand!

The older adventurer asked him for a favor, and Elio responded, unexpectedly at a loss for words.

The mature adventurer let out a manly smile again and resumed moving back to his friends and toward the dungeon entrance.

The boys left at the scene, after watching their backs, begin their consultation.

"What are you going to do with ......, leader? This time we came all the way down here to go under the second level, but are we going to turn back as the old men advised?"

This time, Erio and his team were going deeper, avoiding combat as much as possible in order to get into the second level. Currently, they are just before the deepest part of the first level.

If they stay up all night and start moving in the morning, they will be able to reach the second level by noon as planned.

If they return at this rate, they will surely lose money.

The party members' gazes were drawn to the leader, Elio.

He said, "Let's go back to the dungeon entrance as ...... advised. This loss will be painful, but it will not cost us our lives.

Wow, I agree with my brother.

Of course I agree with the leader. Wardy agrees, right?

(scoffs)"

The quiet Wardy nodded silently.

Now everyone was in favor.

Erio lets out a sigh of relief that no one opposed the decision and that the decision to withdraw was made smoothly.

Then let's get ready to retreat immediately. Gimla and Wardy cleaned up the tents, while Mya and I packed up our belongings. We don't have much time before the sun goes down, so let's hurry.

When everyone responds to Elio's instructions, they start moving briskly.

The two childhood friends, who grew up in the same village, are in perfect sync with each other.

We finished cleaning up one and a half times faster than usual and started walking toward the exit of the dungeon's first level.

Let's keep our distance from the second level entrance," he said. If the crime was committed below the second level, the further away we are from the entrance, the less likely we are to run into the criminal.

Everyone agreed with Elio's words and continued walking toward the entrance to the first level of the dungeon.

Luckily, we were able to turn around without encountering any monsters, but we were still too tired from the daytime ...... to make it back halfway as far as we had expected.

The surroundings were completely dark, and if we pushed on with our fatigue, it was doubtful that our bodies would be tired enough to respond immediately if we were ambushed by the monsters.

What are we going to do, leader?　Do we just go back?　Or do we play it safe and camp out?"

............"

Elio is silent, wondering which is better.

He is unsure which is safer and is at a loss to make a decision.

What are you guys doing here?

What?

Suddenly, a voice calls out to me from behind.

I should have been looking around, wary of a surprise attack by monsters, but somehow a hooded adventurer was standing there, calling out to me.

Erio and his friends gasped in surprise when the adventurer suddenly appeared as if out of the blue.

The adventurer, who sounded like a man, asked them again, paying them no mind.

Stopping at such a halfway point, is there some kind of trouble?

No, no, that's not why I'm here. ...... I was just tired of moving and stopped."

Oh, brother, look at ......."

What?"　Ah."

His brother Elio tilted his head as his sister poked him in the back, but he immediately remembered the words of the mature adventurer.

He immediately remembered the words of a mature adventurer: "When you return, if you see any adventurers who don't know what's going on, please warn them, no matter what species they are.

He immediately tells the adventurer standing in front of him.

"Well, do you know anything about 'adventurer-killers'?"

Adventurer-killer?"

The hooded man tilts his head.

When he understood that he did not know, Elio and the others politely informed him of the situation.

Currently, there are 'adventurer killers' targeting fellow adventurers on the second level and beyond. There may be more than one of them, and their abilities are at the level of tactical class "Tactics Class" magicians.

A bounty is placed on his head, and he politely informs them that it is dangerous to spend the night in the dungeon until he is defeated.

The other nodded a few times as if impressed.

I see, so you were in the process of turning back because you felt you were in danger."

Yes, sir. How about you?"

I was looking for my prey when I noticed you guys and you were acting strange, so I called out to you.

I see. Sorry to worry you.

It seems that the other party is just an ordinary adventurer," Erio and the others let their guard down.

However, their sense of security was soon overturned by a single word from the hooded man.

I didn't expect the Adventurers' Guild to respond so quickly. I didn't expect the Adventurers' Guild to respond so quickly. They should be a little more careful about covering things up next time."

What?"

The man in the hood directs dense murderous intent at me.

He slowly draws the broad sword on his back and laughs gruesomely.

'For now, I think I'll just trample the bugger tonight.

Kite, an elf species, clutched his Fantasma Class "Grandius" with both hands in a truly joyful manner.